The Delhi High Court on Thursday admitted writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the central government’s power under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act to regulate and control building construction and land use in the ci
Media, since a long time, contributed immensely to independence and development of nation state and continues to do so. In recent times, it has, inter alia, tirelessly focused on and succeeded in introducing corporate governance and regulatory bod
The ministry of human resources development (MHRD) has initiated a probe to investigate the charges of fund embezzlement filed against The Institute of Home Economics (IHE), a women`s college affiliated to Delhi university. In 1999, IHE re
From Jagdeep Chhokar <[email protected]> In the context of the march on Jan 30, I woul
The state government will bear the basic tuition fees of children coming from economically weaker section (EWS) and taking admission in private schools. Though the government is still deciding on the details of the reimbursement but accord
National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) put the Bhopal gas tragedy on paper forever by publishing a two page photo essay on the disaster for the students of class VIII. In the subject social and political life II
Delhi`s vast infrastructure for treating eye diseases are the best in the country, yet these resources are not utilised to the fullest due to lack of awareness among the people, said Dr Amit Khosla, consultant eye surgeon, Sir Ganga Ram hospital h
Software icon N R Narayana Murthy has bemoaned that "elite" are going unpunished though they commit "huge crimes" in the country and saw it as "problem with this society." When his reaction was sought on "
The top brass of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), including president Shashank Manohar, on Wednesday, appeared before a Parliamentary panel to answer queries related to the organisation of the cash-awash Indian Premier League. Apart from M
History has an uncanny ability to haunt societies that fail to reconcile with their past. The Telangana movement in Andhra Pradesh is one such ghost which refuses to die down. In the annals of communist history, the Telangana movement is seen as a
The bitter winter spell has further led to escalation of the problem of drug addiction and alcoholism among the homeless in the national capital as they are using it as a `coping up` mechanism to fight the cold. "Homeless kids
In a first instance of its kind, army chief V K Singh today appeared before parliament`s public accounts committee (PAC) in connection with alleged irregularities in the canteen stores supplies. The PAC had called the chiefs of the
With the supreme court vacating the stay on the proceedings, a vigilance court here today posted to January 25 the trial in the palmolein oil scam case in which central vigilance commissioner P J Thomas is an accused. The public pro
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, at a pre-budget meeting with India Inc`s who`s who at the capital on Tuesday, hinted at the continuing with the stimulus for the industrial sector. He, however, was not in favour of bringing down taxes ow
At the Gazipur land fill, waste is treasure - for ragpickers. They toil amidst the mountains of perilous, stinking, sometimes toxic waste to earn enough to live from one day to the other. Men, women, children, the old, the young do not mind the st
The Delhi Metro`s Airport Express Line is expected to start operation this week as the commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) gave it`s nod to the project on Monday. However, the CMRS has asked the Delhi Metro to reduce the line`s spee
Famed medical journal Lancet released on Tuesday its series of seven research papers on the healthcare challenges faced by India. It has been published in collaboration with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). The detailed assessment of
Former MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who staged a show of strength here today, virtually dared the Congress to take action against its MLAs and MPs who are with him saying the Kiran Kumar Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh will fall if they withdraw su
Bihar has formulated the draft right to service bill, which, if becomes a law, is not expected to go down well with the government servants. Under the Bihar rajya seva dene ki guarantee vidheyak, 2011, government servants will have to finish routi
As the government grapples with high prices of essential commodities, prime minister Manmohan Singh today held a meeting with senior ministers to find ways to tame food inflation which has crossed 18 per cent. The meeting attended by finan
